☆, Chapter 129 Relationship

Wen Mianyu reacted quickly, turned her head to avoid it, and leaned against the cabinet door.

"Are you okay?" Lu Congxu rushed over to stand beside her almost at the same time as her.

Wen Mianyu leaned half of her body against Lu Congxu, looked at the screaming chicken, and said with a smile, "It's okay, but I was almost scared by Teacher Liu."

Lu Congxu raised the corner of his lips slightly, his smile was faint but very sweet.

Wen Mianyu straightened up, pulled him along for two steps, suddenly stopped, reached back and opened the cabinet door they had just leaned against, then pushed the camera lens closer.

Inside, Liu Jie was squatting and hiding with a confused look on his face.

But since he was an experienced host, his surprise was only for a moment. The next second, Liu Jie opened his arms and shouted, "Welcome to Leisure Vacation!"

Wen Mianyu and Lu Congxu smiled at each other and said, "Thank you, Teacher Liu, but it seems you should say this."

Lu Congxu stepped forward to lend a hand, and Liu Jie held on and used the force to climb out of the cupboard.

"Hey, this little heroine I met for the first time is very smart. How did she know I was in there so quickly?" Liu Jie brushed his hair twice, fixed his hairstyle, and looked at Wen Mianyu with a smile.

Wen Mianyu said, "It was indeed a bit scary when the Screaming Chicken popped out, but thinking about it afterwards, why leave a gap to put a Screaming Chicken, just to scare me? There could have been no gap at all. Even if I searched through them one by one, I would always find the cabinet door with the Screaming Chicken. Thinking about it this way, maybe there was another purpose..."

"The most dangerous places are sometimes the safest and most easily overlooked." Lu Congxu added at the right time.

"Yes, put yourself in Teacher Liu's shoes. I would set a trap to attract attention and then hide in the cabinet next to it." Wen Mianyu raised his eyebrows.

"You two..." Liu Jie marveled, "You have such a good chemistry. You are worthy of being our hero and heroine."

Lu Congxu and Wen Mianyu smiled at each other, and the tacit understanding at this moment was the most unspoken.

"It's true that the younger generation pushes the older generation forward. I, the older generation, am having a lot of fun meeting such a smart junior." Liu Jie smiled and asked Wen Mianyu, "Then do you want to guess where my other partner is hiding?"

"Well, I have to go upstairs to find out." Wen Mianyu said without hesitation, "After all, I don't know the layout of the upstairs yet."

"Are you so sure that Aning is hiding upstairs?" Liu Jie asked.

"We have to record both sides." Wen Mianyu said, "This time I'm not being clever, I'm using experience."

"I didn't expect the newcomer to be so experienced. It seems that Mr. Lu really gave him a lot of guidance on the set." Liu Jie naturally turned the topic to Lu Congxu.

He and Lu Congxu have been friends for many years and he knows Lu Congxu very well. There are usually no jokes about Lu Congxu in variety shows. He speaks less and appears less on screen, so he took the initiative to bring up the topic.

He originally just wanted to give the audience the impression that Lu Congxu was taking care of the newcomer, and he had no other intentions.

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.

Lu Congxu paused for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, I teach you every day, all the time."

Liu Jie was a little surprised that he was so immodest this time. He laughed out loud, "You are worthy of being our Movie King Lu."

Wen Mianyu gave Lu Congxu a meaningful look.

Lu Congxu was not afraid of the camera and smiled back at her.

"Brother Congxu, have you found them? I searched the living room and bedroom, but couldn't find Teacher Liu and the others." Lu Yuxuan came over.

"Yuxuan, I'm here." Liu Jie waved and greeted her.

Seeing Lu Congxu and Wen Mianyu in the kitchen, it was obvious that they had found Liu Jie together. Lu Yuxuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and greeted Liu Jie, "Hello, Teacher Liu, Sister Moli is really amazing. She didn't even have to look for him in the front, she found him in the back."

"You are in front." Lu Congxu said.

"Yes, our Yuxuan worked hard to find me, otherwise she wouldn't have found me so quickly." Liu Jie tried to smooth things over as usual.

While they were talking, Chen Ning came upstairs from Chenzui, and the three of them came downstairs together.

A group of people gathered in the front hall and exchanged a few words with each other. Those who didn't know each other introduced themselves, and those who knew each other talked about their recent situation.

Ten minutes later, the show officially began. After Liu Jie finished his oral speech, the program team began to arrange today's tasks.

Everyone got up very early. They had been on the bus for such a long time and had not had a proper meal. The program team did not make it too difficult on the first day. They just asked everyone to familiarize themselves with the environment, pick vegetables outside, and prepare lunch. Other tasks would be arranged after lunch.

The afternoon schedule was quite full, as we had to pick fruits in the mountains and fish in the river.

In order to stay physically fit, you must eat a good lunch.

Chen Ning and Luo Zhifan stayed in the room to prepare rice, while Liu Jie took the others outside to pick vegetables.

"The vegetables in the vegetable fields on both sides are all natural green foods without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. You will know how delicious they are when you try them." On the way to the vegetable fields, Liu Jie explained to everyone how good their vegetables were.

After arriving at the vegetable field, the two teams divided the work, one team picked the vegetables on the left side and the other team picked the vegetables on the right side.

Liu Jie originally wanted to divide the work between men and women, with the male and female protagonists in one team and the male and female supporting roles in one pair.

Before Liu Jie could say anything, Lu Yuxuan jumped out and said, "Brother Congxu and I should be on the same team. When I was little, I was always afraid of little cabbage bugs and other things in the vegetable garden. Brother Congxu isn't afraid of those and can protect me!"

As he spoke, he patted his chest to show how strong Lu Congxu was.

If a child did this action, it would be very cute. However, no matter how young Lu Yuxuan was, she was already in her twenties, so this action seemed a little artificial. Wen Mianyu was stunned by what she saw.

"You have to protect me, Brother Congxu." Lu Yuxuan smiled at Lu Congxu again.

Lu Congxu frowned slightly, intending to refuse.

Wen Mianyu, however, took the initiative to pull Chen Zui and said, "Okay, then I will be in a group with Shen Zui."

"Okay." Lu Yuxuan smiled even more.

Chenzui glanced at Wen Mianyu and said nothing, which was considered as his agreement.

"Okay, then I'll be in the same group with Xiaozui and the others first, and then I'll come over to your side later." Liu Jie said.

Lu Congxu did not respond, his eyes were always on Wen Mianyu, he didn't say whether he agreed or not.

Lu Yuxuan was very happy and responded happily, "Okay, Teacher Liu, we will wait for you over there."

"Okay." Liu Jie turned around and led the way. "Xiaozui, Jasmine, let's go first."

Chenzui and Jasmine followed.

"Brother Congxu, let's go too." Lu Yuxuan reached out and wanted to pull Lu Congxu again.

Lu Congxu dodged without leaving a trace, glanced at the lens of his eyes, and said, "No need to pull me every time, I will leave."

“…” Lu Yuxuan choked.

Lu Congxu didn't explain much and walked straight towards the vegetable basket on the left.

Lu Yuxuan stood there for a few seconds before following him, smiling brightly beside him.

"Brother Congxu, do you still remember when we were little and went to the peach orchard behind your house to pick fruits? I was still young at that time and never had the strength to pick much, so you helped me pick them and put them in the basket." Lu Yuxuan suddenly began to recall the past.

Lu Congxu listened without interrupting, and waited until she finished speaking before saying, "Well, at that time, I took care of every brother and sister equally."

"Yeah..." Lu Yuxuan laughed dryly, "But in my opinion, you treat me very well."

"Maybe every brother and sister thinks I'm very good to them, but it's just a small favor for me." Lu Congxu's tone was quite cold. He turned to look at Lu Yuxuan with a calm gaze.

"Besides, I was busy with school as a kid, so I didn't spend much time with you guys. I only went to Taoyuan twice. It's amazing that cousin Yuxuan remembers it so clearly. It seems you didn't have many friends to play with as a kid, which is why you remember things so clearly that I can't quite remember."

“…” Lu Yuxuan.

If you only listen to what happened before, Lu Yuxuan and Lu Congxu are very close, but after Lu Congxu said this, it seems that Lu Yuxuan is quite self-indulgent.

Moreover, he addressed Lu Yuxuan as cousin, which directly indicated their relationship, but Lu Yuxuan could not refute it.

Even if Lu Congxu called her sister, it seemed another level of intimacy, but calling her cousin Yuxuan was simply to let everyone know her relationship with Lu Congxu.

No matter how close they are, they won't get any closer.

The smile on Lu Yuxuan's face could hardly be maintained.

"We're here." Arriving at the vegetable patch, Lu Congxu took the gloves from the staff and handed them directly to Lu Yuxuan. "I don't need to wear them. Cousin Yuxuan can do it. Uncle always takes good care of you. Since we're out filming the show, I naturally have to take care of you for him. After all, we are family."

"Thank you, Brother Congxu..." Lu Yuxuan took the gloves awkwardly.

"Call me cousin," Lu Congxu said. "The name 'Congxu Brother' is already reserved for someone else. It's a bit inappropriate for our relationship. Just call me cousin as we normally would within the family."

Lu Congxu was talking about the family, not the home, which invisibly created some distance between them.

If they were at home, it would at least show that the two were close, but the family kept their distance and they were completely two different camps.

Lu Yuxuan felt like she had been slapped in the face. She managed a smile, put on her gloves, and pointed to the cabbage patch next to her. "I'll go pick some over there."

"Be careful, cousin Yuxuan." Lu Congxu raised his voice.

"Thank you...cousin." Lu Yuxuan lowered her head and walked away.

The two separated from the camera, each with a meaningful expression on their face.

They are all veterans in the circle, and everyone present could hear the gap between the few sentences just now.

Lu Yuxuan was obviously trying to get close to Lu Congxu, and they looked very intimate. If you didn't know, you would have thought they were childhood sweethearts who were in love with each other. They thought so at first.

But from Lu Congxu's few words and his attitude, it was obvious that he didn't care about Lu Yuxuan. It turned out that they were just distant relatives within the family. Looking at Lu Yuxuan's previous behavior, didn't it slap him in the face?

Everyone felt sympathy for Lu Yuxuan and thought that Lu Congxu was unromantic.

Lu Congxu didn't care what others thought. Without Lu Yuxuan by his side, he just felt quiet and comfortable. He bent down and leisurely picked various crops.

There were many vegetables planted here, including tomatoes, beans, eggplants, etc. Lu Congxu picked a little of each and put them in the basket. After picking all the vegetables, he carried the basket to Wen Mianyu's side.

"Let's go over there and see what vegetables Chenzui and the others have picked." Lu Congxu pretended to explain his behavior to the camera.

"I heard that the things they planted were all big ones, like cabbage, radishes, pumpkins and so on." The staff member interjected at the right time.

"That might be difficult to get. It would be more appropriate for Shen Zui and I to be over there." Lu Congxu said.

As they were talking, they arrived at the vegetable garden in the south. Lu Congxu saw Wen Mianyu and Shen Zui arguing over there from afar.

"Aren't you afraid? Are you afraid of vegetable worms?" Wen Mianyu was holding a radish in her hand and teasing Chenzui with a smile.

Chen Zui was on guard with a serious expression, "Who said I was afraid? When was I afraid?"

"Aren't you afraid? If you weren't afraid, why did you scream? Why were you jumping? Why were you running?" Wen Mianyu asked gloatingly.

Chen Zui pursed his lips and snorted, "I just feel it's dirty and want to stay away from it, what's wrong?"

"Then you continue picking cabbages." Wen Mianyu pointed to the vegetable patch in front of him.

His intoxicated expression instantly turned into a resistance, and he refused to move forward no matter what. "I feel dirty, I want to go pick corn."

"Corn also has worms." Wen Mianyu smiled sinisterly.

"I said the wrong thing. I said we were going to pick pumpkins." Chenzui immediately changed his words.

Wen Mianyu burst into laughter, her waist bent over, "You still say you are not afraid."

Chenzui snorted and turned to go to the pumpkin patch.

Wen Mianyu laughed non-stop behind him and said loudly, "Be careful, don't be scared and scream when you encounter bugs again."

"Su Moli, you..." Chenzui was angry.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more." Wen Mianyu waved his hand and laughed for a long time.

Chenzui turned around and squatted in the pumpkin patch.

"I didn't expect Young Master Shen to be afraid of insects." Wen Mianyu pulled out a muddy radish, shook off the dirt, and talked to himself while looking at the radish leaves.

"I didn't expect it." Lu Congxu walked over.

"Ah, you're here." Wen Mianyu was a little surprised to see him.

"I've finished picking the vegetables over there. I came over to take a look." Lu Congxu put down the basket. "But it looks like you don't need my help here."

Wen Mianyu knew he was jealous just by the tone of his last sentence.

Lu Congxu is not like other people when he is jealous. He usually doesn't show anything. Sourness or anger are not obvious in men's emotions. He is used to restraining himself.

But Lu Congxu would lower his head, avoid eye contact, and become overly calm.

Wen Mianyu finally realized the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly explained, "I was just joking. Chen Zui probably doesn't come to the countryside often, so he's a little scared when he sees a cabbage worm. I just thought he was quite interesting."

And it’s also for the sake of show effect, otherwise it would be too dry, right?

Of course, Wen Mianyu didn't say the last sentence, because she suddenly remembered that she was still recording the program and the camera was still filming next to her.

What I just said is already quite meaningful, and it would be inappropriate to say anything more.

Wen Mianyu didn't say anything further.

Lu Congxu didn't say anything else, and both of them were aware of the camera next to them.

"Emperor Lu, I still need your help here. Please pick two radishes. These are quite heavy. Can you help me pick two?" Wen Mianyu stepped forward and smiled at Lu Congxu pleadingly.

She took the initiative to ease the atmosphere, so Lu Congxu naturally wouldn't give her face. In fact, he wasn't jealous just because of Shen Zui.

Lu Congxu took the vegetable basket from Wen Mianyu's hand and said, "I'll do it."